Auction 458 / Lot n° 23

[VERONA] - NACHIUS, Joannes - Topographiam veronensis agri. Verona: [s.e.], 1625.
A large map of the territories near Verona. The only other copy which is recorded as having sold at auction realized 2,700 euros in 2003 at Christie's in Rome.
(1110 x 860mm). Large topographical map engraved by Alberto Ronchi, arms surmounted by putti, the impersonification and emblem of the city of Verona, outlines and arms coloured in a contemporary hand, measuring scale (applied on canvas with pins, some tears with loss, staining heavier in the margins, some browning). Within a modern frame.